THE ROYAL WEDDING.
j-npritifflrTOMiJ'fli'iii.riM
ur rn sr white lodge.
jil mgland to hm Marr, and th* Royal
|>al! Will Show th* War?They
-./ere tmrert Tears Aga.
- right, 1A0A. tor The Tlmea.)
. -. | ivincesfl May, of
1 "Queen of the White
l
pne ?- almost from Infancy
j -, upland of Kichmond Park.
.-, the home of the Duke
I , | i.- k, ..?-nunan-is two at
SSOtSfOOtS IS Surrey.
;- of the Thames
. purpl! blue hills beyond;
? ; .;. i ama Of field
haa always led a beal
:? ularly in
as, sad wini ii'r koon, <-t>
'? tt -1..i;:?r vviih
r lit ure a manifold
( . bl! life, for some poi
y, tbi , ? *i ni.-, has
. -stit li?
ar's Sba .
At all tin.
pe! v k-- i.
. mala! bright. Th?
ing slightly
.-s at the
f er outbursta of
.. - '
t
- naturally aweet and low.
Beal ber laugh, so nn
. ? f, rippling
the :?? M delightful tuusicaJ
ate kindliness there are num
1* rhaps the best ls the
r acting the part of the
?mr, di-kb tors.
f f princess to M oil servant of the
? - a time to mo;.
ts.
a jealous coworker wit
., f j-hl
lantl
nature la the fact that she will
more
Ity, In all the r
as the Ducheaa
.-vari?
able -cuni
i ' fn-rn
?
aense from aaeertlng It
?rtlve abllll
In h- ? iy eympathlea,
- ' affairs, pre
na, uncloudi nt to i * ir
. . . ,
'h-*r could
il to develop faculty lr
l thea Vrlir lo?
re tho n\ ?
asea, hus profited bv her ti
? ' -lirew-l
-
r ber
the future- |
l but little '
t
? nts]
<
! "accom
I . ?
Y\nh her sii|'i-le. lithe figure,
lt scarcely needed a pupil of Taglionl to
av rucniN raines.
? ls likewise a
i thi- -? I
:
?
'
anvil
direct
? . in the readiness
a di file ii I |
* h ahe
- It.
frank
r
l pie in At a
1
i atti li?
ss to
' i up
c.
* ti be
? ?
1 the < -ii,.' rt of others has '
tenon u principle of
a ma rial part
' -is en
J ttlng the hui
I the
Mumming
it sprang into fa. ti -
?
and ta still one of its
in her a I
arl h la eal) adequate
f th-.so v.'
c. hlch she has *
this is a .
m-iWe th
nt u Inherently dlfllcult. Ia
I more ri hart
' or human:' irolv
Bl hrs* dlatchiu
.,ingular efflcency Tl ? . not*
-after, which Vtbrateo to every
. actual and social chord, bi
-a is now, at least, fr
n habit.
Pill fits conspicuously the
tt a !?? -ij-le- i-f diverse
Opinions and aims that abe enters sympa?
thetically into their views. lier tact ls a
?hie al ty rather than an art, lt ia sahib
PAVflhi'TCS^-^SuStiiaaH HAJiSiCftP"Sri?r?^i?AB SAY *il?>3i? 20.
HVer.il trnnt cf mnnev
?: the most t?~mporar", re
,1 and de?
lict.ta olOQ i i
ia. A lady ol i once re?
marked In the wt! ting that,
h rhe hod seen th! !'ri,i:esi fre
' r >'ars poot, she had never
.. ? 1 h-r In an Ill-fitting or ill r
nil' nt. Brioc**! M .mys
shown a marked penchant for b.iit.'ts.
nnot bi denied that the dooe*
mung uni" ornamental gtjrli nit! ber
I By or h. r
?..ipa the better word i
b- a queenllneai of .'.-, t which a less
s-'verity r.f o itltni would tiii to impart
Thi
of to I
tlful worn--in, bal
with r-'noraii"". Th" Iii
Moy ls er- |
bri* 001 '!? tl 1 *? ' ' from the lllr.'S
1 by the
?s .f Walu, it is beceuie sh" ?
? s more fully than her critics the
I which In her must gown
mg woman?she was t'venty-slx
In Mr 'v has th., ort that r'
men have tried dirins ninny general
n, that of ? ? r leeming
to ir motber-ln
Wales, has alway!
? ? . ........
y brohea since th" death of
ber ' I r. lions
besides for melancholy, fcjhe ia the one
A T.1TTI.Z RuYAI. SISTER,
woman, perhaps, who i innol r-- xteOa
herself to the morriagi of hir youi
of her ?-,
?hen, it wns not n \ et y sl'r
her Rons, tb.
dead Uuke of Clarence, ihOUld have b** D
ber ffivorir i-s the I'rir
of Wolei for ibis dliplay of motherly
' lr IP. iv be calli -i *f< I
nat uni. Hut, <? I I -. nil per*
r look Willi Col
It is known
? rmi Princin m iy
lovers, and flint
ns t'
? ike ff i 'i ?
stunted as a who
r
tlon of hit
?-v. . n
iris younger brothel and tbi Prtn
Bul I hi thing m puihed for*
rn that was to
be di. fl hoi 'ie thi ?
They nw fl to lough ol tl i I niki of
clarence when ollvi and, call him "Col?
lara and ?
: boo*
ugh
own
will H" could not, ? ?
?ri" r,
? mn in ordinary Ufi i
air i *
lg woman does no? love me. fha
lev* mv brother. I won't morry
.
The divlnlly that doth hedgl a King
and bia relatlvi ? allow of sin-h
OOM ' inly [ins pading! In our cir,
royalty, nnd this wi
?
bad aol c I ono doy al
y to many
di Of bun bil flw. Ping**..
So now the il lover comes to his
own a**nin. ss tb. y do In ;iii proper ti r
about the
turn that afb ?
Will hall
the i Isinsr sun. * ? OOtrom
Tl ' re maj but they will
wait for tr
rmMOOg TK-TORH SUIT OF TS! g.'
On tb,- coming occasion they Intend to
.1 in a more than
usual Jubilant wiy, owirg to the general
popularity Of the young couple. If there
ii a whole window in the ihops In ihe
neighborhood where they will clebruie
iii- royal wedding lt will not b* their
fault. It li alwayi a cuitom with Lon?
don mob! u abatw thai* no?gnaoiaao of
any great event by smashing shop win?
dows and other things of that sort that
come their way, and yet BfcopkSSP-t! are
1- oking foremrd Ifl the coming event with
a feeling akin to Joy, for they expect to
ir,.ke enough profit out of lt to console
them for any breaking of glass that may
occur.
,1-n.t now lt ls rill Prince ,s May. HerfSCO
looks out nt you from every snop window,
ar-d the penny and half-penny j.rints
?ire full of the most astonishing informa?
tion concerning her. BOSldS h?r great
Vu itv thal e-f the Duke of York ls
shovi in a very reduced lkht. But
none th* less the Duke ls a very populnr
young man, nnd ls deserving of the favor
shown hint
It has 1-een the habit here to call the
r>uke, or Prince Oeorga, as he is still best
known, th- "Sailor Prince," Just ss other
Princes before him ha*--* been nam i.
In his case, however, the title s not an
v oil", for the Duke ls a BSOot
a good one, too. It ha! been wl'h Mm
a matt- r of ttl BiaCS the
untimely death of ihe Dake Of ? IsrsSCS,
' r I v- father, the Pi
of Wales, he ls th? lcir to F'.o English
throne, he has not been allowed to risk
bis valuabts life on th! ?
Tin- Prince of Wal?- has more fian
e supsi ? ? him! if.
and among th?se is one tbs! he will v
bs Kin-.- ot England.
was of the opinion thal s republic wes
later hs
that bis mother wi!! outlive him.
Fo has ll -ring life, willie f,he
has always been th'- : il woman
in all Europe ro far as ?? ;?* h
preserving h ;?lth and atrength, orr ?
the Prince i-.f Wales ls raid to I
that while be WiH not tie Kin-.:, ih.it
radicalism has not v.* grown so strong
as t-> keep Um Uti! fi-rm going to hil
in which Print me
William IV., the last Kir.rr nf Eng?
land, who was also s "Sailor Prince.''
I! Tie wedding ring
ls in evidence-, mid so the match is *s
s-ire-l, for without some untoward n cl
dent neither the brid- nor bridegroom
fha! is to be seems likely to
the time Indefinitely act for the frst
week In July. The ring was made from
p ir! gold, mined !n 'Wales, and will I
the handsome hand of the bride to the
same extent that such trinkets al*Vays do.
Brill, the) Princess would bo handsome
without lt.
London ntsrehant! do not much like the
matter of I h wadding ring any
more than many eminent men would tol?
erate S couple of Irish ladies to Walt on
Princes! at her wedding, hut as the
? ll have all the bSSt of it
any way from B financial Itandpolnt this
ls not a matter of any especial conse?
quence.
Ked since the Queen's Jubilee has there
th-- mum irilllngnees io spend money
displayed as t ? n of the
coming wedding, Which proves Its popu
Evsn on ths occasion of a roys] wed
here tho public must have a share
In tl M on
s- ring almost as much Of th.- affair as do
the American people on the occasion of
the Inauguration of the Preetdont.
have a holiday nnd break each other's
... 'f'ney cheer or hiss <;ia-!sf-i
teome other great man whom the-v assume
to own to muk- .-,1 generally in
their own sweet, but not too B Wt OBI wav,
hs has been their habit for lo! these many
years.
MATBAtKB io THR WHITE I"' ,r.
Tt.it In si t two on
? Duke of York
?
my different stories
of tbe most i-f them to his
- r ?!;!. ll- was a fr mk, :?? Who
bad h bal || what he meant at
any cost at all times. It waa thl
that led him on one occasion, when his
elder brother had rebuked him (or ttn
?---i behavior in public, to n.Hlse his
rr to to ami sit In a. corner and sing
.-ive your grandmother."
In those days he was aa democratic
in his ways aa any ot the midshipmen
with whom ho servsd.
ll-- WSS Blways willing at any time to
throw off his coat and have a bout with
the boxing glove! nilli the least high
bred Of bis comrades, and if he got the
worst end of the affair he never grum
bi-il. What ia more, he won promotion
honestly, and ia as good a seaman and
navigator as most of his age.
These are qualities that Englishmen
ilk.-, and In them are to be found the
reasons for his undoubted popularity.
*%lnc_ bia brother'a death a.id hl6 own
su'-ce .-..lon to the throne has been brought
ao near he has been ls a aenae cooped
up, and lt haa affected him as an eagle
In captivity 1* a ff-vt ed. He hns failed
l-hyslcaily. and lt tat said now that he la
organically affected and far from strong.
l'- t at any rate the young Duke la
!>opular?*"iT.oat as popular as hts bride
that is to he*? and on- statesman here,
of more than local repute, suld yesterday,
in speaking of the wedding, that owing to
the favor with which the people looked
the union, lt would strength!**, ?
English throne against the assaults of
radicalism aa perhapa no other thing
could at thia time, nor will there be any
OpIOSHlOIl OJ a ??? .-. ?._.
to the young couple by Pirllament, ex?
cept on the part of a few ultra radicals.
Mr. Gladstone, although he ls regarded by
seme fcs the arch enemy of the crown,
has never favored any niggardly policy in
the way of supporting lt financially in
accordance with Its assumed dignity.
When Henry Labouchere mad.* his famous
j on the royal grams of money.
Gladstone, although In the opposition,
voted with Lord Salisbury's party in
riving the money asked. Po now when
hi ls in power there can h.* no doubt
that the royal bride and groom will find
themiehrei treated with sufficient lib?
erality to preclude any necessity for them
to practice love In a cottage, ncr for the
Queen lo injure her feelings by being
nj n to go down deeply Into her
own we!l-fi!lel purse to help the young
people ab ng.
I. ;t f.r that rnatt-r it ls not In Parlia?
ment alone that a desire to spend money
on the yean* cuple exists, bo far as
celebrating their wedding ls concerned.
The Loddon county council, that rising
n pe of the Socialistic Democrats of Lon?
don, has pa^.*?ed resolutions appropriating
a very liberal sum of money to assist in
making the celebration a success.
Aside from tfi" money that will be set?
tled upon the royal pair by Parliament
they Will ha\? enough In the way of wad?
ding presents to support them during
natural lives, should tb
I the throne and leave them to their
own r
In such a lase the Duke of Tork could
po to .N'ew York and open a Jewelry store
that would astonish the native-*, aith
Judicious advertising and a proper use
of Oil title bo as to bring about quick
eales. Even at a small profit on sti h
sales a sufficient sum would bl rOOlll
enable the ex-royal pair to dive In style
In New York and to cut a pretty large
gWOth generally. The value of these
? lot! in money cannot be, yet known,
but rumers of what will come from India
and other English possessions ar? already
rife, and they aie more reliable than
rumors usually are. They indicate that
the Duke of York will need to build some
very tar*" vaults to hold even fche gifts
that will be bestowed upon him In what
may be termed an official manner by the
?rnments that he will line d\y be the
head of If all things go well with him.
Then will come the gifts from other
;.e.-in nations with which England ls
on good terms, and lt is already known
that theo! oHl be of the highest value.
T,-..?t, bul not least. Will be th" sifts from
the people Of Enplnnd. not to speak of
Scotland, and In a leeser degree Inland.
ry orpanizatlrn of patriot! in Bog*
land will send something to prove its
loyalty.
Ev.n Hodge, hf-dp" trimmer, and Dodge,
?grlculturol laborer, will meet at the
neoreet public house or place of resort
with Ms kind and contribute out of his
chilling or less a. day for a suitable pron
enr for the bride and groom. The town
cottrell! are point; about the matter In a
more dignified way; so are majors and
1 turtle-fed aldermen of cltl"S of
some Importance Last, but by no means
least, manufacturers from all over the
United Kingdom are forwarding unique
and valuable specimens In various lines
i-f handicraft and that sort of thing.
I MW the other day In a paper here
not at all given to sensation the state
rtal VOlU if tl ?? present!
to the ri yai couple on the occasion of
their wadding would, so far as may be
nov. :. be from VtMMB toiTuO.OGO,
nr from over IMOMM to upwards of
I .1 American money.
Obvioooly tiie Duke and hi** Princes!
will never have to dig their own potatoes
before they eat them, or plant their own
parden stuff. Eiually certain is it that
Pnhl wiri n"' be called upon |0 pu'.
up his own stoves, or to whit?wash or
kalaomlne his living oporto**
? ,.f his royal neck. Then, io.,, it would
se.m lhat for princesses and princes,
marris^e li in investment of the very
flrst ci-'ss. fir ahead of stocki and bonds
nf tho ordinary sort.
Honda of matrimony. In cases iuch as
thal of th" Duke of York ar.d his pro
1 ive bride, will yield upon the first
teni in fh"m returns so rich thnt
l no need for a further Int
' .-? | as to the gifts that will
1.- showered cn the Duke and his bride
may seem extrivigant to lome, but they
are not. The records of the Queen's
Jubilee snd of the Roldan Jubilee of Pope
Leo Xiii, will show this.
Taking it al! in all, the coming cere?
mony will be more Interesting than royal
r| usually ar** laid!
from th" ; i.-s of thp linke r.nd
com, i' will have about lt other
PUggeettVi featur.-s.
It ls now a gohJeet of talk ai to whether
"?ess of Wales can be hnught to
be present it the marrispe of h*r ion
ned Mneoag May. md view calmly the
sc*ne, when Prince Oeorze will, ss lt
j seems to her. stretch his hand acrcsi
i hts brother'i prave to take ai wif" tiie
fair woman who wai to havi been the
bride of the Prince, who ii dead, and who
wu his mother's favorite.
Vi* there will be other scene! about
the royal chapel In which the marriage
ceremony will take place **i the pr"s*.rui
of a sslect f?w. They will be Interesting.
too. and some of them we may hear of.
? ther? wll! be paised ov?r.
Bul there things asld", the coming wed?
ding seemi a moit popular one with all
clas.-'s, and iuch being tbi caie, outilden
have no right to complain. To uie the
words of an American polltlcl in. whose
name I have forgotten, "if lt ta the thing
the people want, it's the very thing the
le ontrht to hiv."
On the lame principle, if the Queen of
Enpland and her people want the Duke
of Tork and Princes* May to wed, who
li to forbid thi binns?
Hon. W. V. Lucai, ev-Rtite Auditor of
Iowa, nye: "I have uiid Chamberlain'!
Cough Remedy In mr family and havi
00 hesitation In laying lt li an excellent
nmedy. I believe all that li claimed for
lt. Perioni afflicted by a cough or cold
will find lt a friend." There li no danger
from whooping cough when thli remedy
is freely given. 50 cent bottle! for lill by
Oweni A Minor Drug Company. 1(07 eaet
Main itreet.
A EACE TO THE FAIR.
A BIDE OF A THOVSASD MILES
W1TMOVT CHAXOE OF HOBBES.
Twenty-Fire Tough Westerner! Arnon-;
ths Contestant. I* _ Woman Known
aa tha Lightning tkjuw.
(Copyright, 1833, for The Times.)
RACE of a thou?
sand miles with?
out a change of
horses!
That la the
size of the task
which a band of
cowboys In the
great Weat will
on June r.th asl
oat to accomplish
In a wild race from Western Nebraska
to the World's Fair. Old frontiersmen
and Indian scouts can relate races of a
hundred miles or so when their scalps
were looked upon In a spirit of covetous?
ness by a band of ambitious Sioux, but lt
remained for the World's Fair to stim?
ulate the riders of the Western pampas
to the largest ride on record?a race of
a thousand miles.
The rldere will start on the morning
of Tuesday, June nth, from ("hadron,
Neb., at the signal of a pistol shot given
by Governor Crounse, the starter. The
route to Chicago ls designated, and
passes through Sioux City. Ia-, where
the Missouri river will be crossed. Fort
Dodge and then Dubuque, the Missis?
sippi crossing. The course across illinois
to chicago is the m st direct possible,
Including Freeport, Rockford ar. .
cities, and tinnily ending In greater or
less triumph on the part of the riders
with an entrance Into the Wild v.'.ral
grounds occupied by Buffalo Hill at the
World's Fair.
About twenty-five persons have intered
for the race, and they are all asper!
plains people, and In, starting on the long
ride, know by previous and often M I
perlence, what lt means to go hiindr-is
of miles without a rest and with no
change of animals.
Among those who are entered for the
race are "Doc" Middleton an-1
John Flap**, of Northern Nebraska;
"Snake Creek Tom," of Inaks Croak,
Wyo,; "Rattlesnake Pete." of Cruds, Col.;
''?Coek-Sycd Bill," Of Manville, Wyo.;
Pam Bell, of Dost.WUOd Jim Murray, of
Eagle Tass, Tex.; Nick Jones, a half?
breed, of pine fttdgs agency, Dakota;
He Dog an-1 Spotted Wolf, Sioux, from
the Rosebud agency, and Miss Kmrna
no- " MIDPLSToM
Hutchinson, a well-known rider of Den
eer, (rho, St "ie solicitation of those who
bal ? BSSB her wonders lu riding, has
been prevailed upon to enter the race.
A number of the riders have "i
whhh they will hardly take with th-*m
to the Fair. "Doc" Middleton, for in?
stance, is one of th" oldest cattle tl
and all bj I men in I
Hills elis- the
terror of KOrthwestsra Nebraska. Of
late years he has Battled down I
arhat, however, and ea opting aa ?
rimal Uti '.ten, in
which h? Invariably comes off s wini a
lives a life of - ut snd refinement ;-*, it
ncr*-, and ls altogether c
as the sheriff i
the place. Be is an Ideal rider, is forty
five ye.ir.-- Old, , -ls, ami ls
ne-irly six feet tn !.* I
Middleton haa made a numbnr of fine
long d: ? famous one
being <\uFe. a numher *. arbes
he cut the dirt In lightning
trail from <"'row Buttes lo Lol . I
racks pursre-i i-y several bund
.-, of Big Horn Basin, Wy.-m
another of th-- ?
tleman who bore quit! SS
in the Wyoming cattle v.ar Of last year.
In fact (f Mr i'la. ? had not In i Mia
fine shape and Wltb th! BBBM ll
horse about that time, it i
if his bannar would wave on th. |
a. He la the man, ?.?.ho,
nerve and han riding, I - Ufa I *
a a- r.tch, by ages ping from the Invsding
??il after Hie* tight lu whhh two
cowboys. Hay an?'. I killed.
a revie*..- of the other contestants in
ths raes would si i ? - of I
dating end famous banda v.I.i- .<
threw the leather cn a bronco tor a Jaunt
iQirrrgv rot tbs Bier,
together, and nearly eveiy one on the Hst
has a reputation all through the Weet in
tha line of riding, fighting and general
bi a vt ry.
But the one figure In the race cn which
ail ->es v. ill centre la the last one on
tha list?Ml.**a Il'jt-hlnson, cf Denver.
There is hardly a State of territory weat
of tha Ml ssl aa lp pl. where she le not
known, while by her feata tn horseman
Bhlp, in exhibitions in the Ka-t. abe haa
gained a national reputation aa one of the
beat lady riders In America.
Born in La ("ross*, wis., ahe went to
Montana when a mare girl, and for thir?
teen years haa ridden the weatern range?
? complete female vaquero. Bine* coming
to the Wen ihe hie been regularly la
iu^"toc.k bu?*p"?? ?nd hie pracUcally
med. ate ind ilept In thi laddie aa lt
lt ntc'8*ry for tno** ?> ?? "*o ffo Into
the business of rounding up the trouble
iome Texaa iteer ai a meam of llvell
rlsi or we*k* and mooth! ihi hag
h,?^.-" h* r*n*e WtttM, far from any
numan companioning, and endurad all
fri,? atlon' 'a* hardihlpi of the
It ,W \ expo,rt to <???-?? or captivity
or it,.. -*n<U or the bloodthlnty Sioux.
?hiS "" death *n* hopeleii captivity
tlken * "v tQ th? 0M '" '?>m help
ibiZ a,,w.Hbr ,ev*r or wm lo* "y S
Hu h.na deKlt* Throu??* ?*'! thew Min
m"sha? J^" PRNMM| wlthout ??*?
door li^ . i,e^CPt f?r th? *? 0f " ??
Jever kr-wV"* na"h 0f an ?W wh'<*
nuu, krieVar ^e would pat* aa a
of the Wei l wk "t'"** you^ M-?
?ji me west who ha* b*?n rem--* y.
neath the parental ro" WVe ***** **
rlSesS\utUtthh;T,n hM m**' ???-* long
^f^r?^^ ;-? B
a single string of horses, .he hovered i5
this ride the range was hooey, md th*
streams swollen by rain, .nd for four oj
the nights and days .he rode and
ihelterleis, in a comtant norm.
(US'?
miss emma nutimioooo.
Among the Sioux Indians ihe haa O
great reputation, and many li the bra va
who his found hims. If badly beaten and
his boasted pony badly blown, after he
had tried a ra. e Rfter the "lightning
IQUOW." MIps Kutchlnooo Ih pronounce.!
to b" one of the b.st off-hand Judges of
horoeneab in th" Went, and, given o
bunch of horses, caa usually pick the
winner for a ra. e. On challenge ih*
has beaten th" finest racers of th" Cr<>w
In linns, and on OD! occasion drew down
.raises of "I'urly," Custer's scout,
by distancing his boasted flyers.
She has frequently ridden ten-mil*
I In which 1. ? i bring"! every
half mlle, and has COON under the wire
in the greet majority of COOeo
In ti-..- cowboys' tournaments, h?ld oc?
casion illy In the Weet, Miss Hutchinson
often apo ira, nod will mount the wont
'licker In the oori.il. fh" ii
thrown, nnd during the wildest
: pitching! of the bronco ke.-pa
ber - Dr. Carver, in
WhOI ntl sh" sometime! rides,
says h?> con do no netter himself.
, Hutchinson, when iii town, rtd-e
on an ordinary i but when out
rounding up stock, or driving them on the
trail, uses a regulation man's stock lad
Ole, and rldee istcM*. v-r this she un,;*
the divided skirt.
li ls not only * - a rider that Miss
il, but In handling tha
rl.e rifle and pistol, she is
ther rit born".
Th" hom whl.h Miss Hutchinson will
rid" on the thouiand-mlll toe* ls itself
a noted "outlaw," or m m-klller, of
vicious spirit, and of yet unconquered
nat ure. Hut as lt ls a fine animal, welgh
Ing 1.20 pounds, and well muscled, she
hoi mlected it as her mowat, and ls
gradually bringing lt under subjection,
sh" being ib" only woman whom the Out*
law has ever allowed to touch him.
"I shall leave Denver almost a fort?
night before ihe race starts from Cha
dron," said Miss Hutchinson to your cur.
reepondent. "Th" diitanee to Chadian
ls nearly ?,"" mibs. and I will put the
horse through this at the rate of about
v-tive niibe a day. Just to toughen
him up a llttl-. and put him in good
ehape for the thousand-mile race which
ll tO follow."
"Do I expect to win the race? I molt
certainly do. My weight is only ninety
pounds, and with my saddle and blanket
.?iiVinff In will not exceed' I'M. I
have a good bom, but what I expect to
\vin 'he first prize of JI OM on is the fact
th it 1 will ride from fifty to 'me hundred
pounds lighter than -.ny other rider In
mr. *>takt,
the race. In the care of mys-df and my
borne, I will follow out my usual plan.
I will aim to eat only the simplest fare.
and instead of any stimulants, will drink
Ut will be the bulk of my
1, wi'h a very little hay.
"Th* borne will be thoroughly rubbed
down every night, and If I have reaion
t i f-'iir that he will bl Waited1 or In any
other way disabled by my onnteitanta,
ny one else, I shall lleep In the itali
with bim. In riding I shall get out and
? ??I the road each morntnf* aa early a*
I can see and ride until 10 or ll o'clock.
when I will rest and refresh the har**
, ,r three or four houri, taking the road
.gain and riding until dusk. I do not
like night riding, for lt inakei a hone
r.ervoui.
'1 ant counting on leeing Colonel Cody
in chicago in twenty day! aftir leaving
Ch.idi')!i. This is fifty mlleu a day. but
fr the tint few day! I will not go a*
n that. In long rldei I start ofl
very easily, and I suppose I will be left
fir behind by the other riders whin we
start. Hut look out for my little bay te
the ground after I g?*t Into th*
State of Illinois- That li where I will
do my hard riding ind there li where
I will bet-In to give the horn whlikey
if he ii badly fagged, which I do not
think he will be with my riding weight
and the care I give him.
"I expect to win by indunnce and the
good work which I get out of thi hon*
by rinht tren'ment, and have written
Colon.*! Cody to look out for me about
the Fourth of July.'*
That there may he no Jockeying eo
rome, and that everything may be con?
ducted "on the square,** ea-h hon* will
be branded with the Racing Aiaoctatlon'O
mark tho algfit before the rlden lUrt,
ind each night the rlden will b*. required
to milter at Itationi placed along the
way. A rider alto cannot have hla hon*
drop dead at thi goal and glin a prlie.
for each inuit gee to lt that bli horse lg
in fairly good condition on arrival at the
ground!, if he would gain a premium.
Aitde from the laurel of glory which
the Mdm will win there are other prise*,
chief among which ie gl.O>*0 in gold, of.
fe**d by the managers of th* no*; ono
of the finest Colt revolven ever made. In?
laid In allver. gold and pearl; 800 divided
into three prttes. offered by Colonel Cody,
and a fine cowboy loddie, given by no
Omaha firm. Colonel Cody will distribute
th. prisei on a designated timi whin tht
rlden are al! in.
FARMER P. GASTON* i